Key statistics
Satellite CZ-4B R/B at a glance.
Uptime
7992
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-4B R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CZ-4B R/B
International designator: 2003-049C
Object number (NORAD): 28059
Object ID (CCSDS): 28059
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.986 minutes
Inclination: 98.6682 deg
SMA: 7088.293 km
Apoapsis: 745.285 km
Periapsis: 675.031 km
RAAN: 232.847 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00495561
Argument of periapsis: 73.0314 deg
Mean anomaly: 287.6305 deg
Mean motion: 14.54756406 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000762 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00018681951 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 9:30 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-4B R/B
TLE line 1: 1 28059U 03049C 25249.89608373 .00000762 00000-0 18682-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 28059 98.6682 232.8470 0049556 73.0314 287.6305 14.54756406159871
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-4B R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CZ-4B R/B.
Associated space launch
The satellite is China's first operational civilian remote-sensing satellite, specifically designed for the Chinese Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR).
CZ-4B R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4B | Zi Yuan 1-2’, on board a Long March 4B space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 21, 2003, 3:16 a.m. from Launch Complex 7.
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Long March 4B | Zi Yuan 1-2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 21, 2003, 3:16 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4B
Launch pad: Launch Complex 7
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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